Live at the Astoria

For the video album by Steve Vai, see Live at the Astoria, London. For the Black Stone Cherry album, see Live at the Astoria, London (Black Stone Cherry album).

Live at the Astoria
Video by Radiohead
Released	13 March 1995 (VHS) 21 November 2005 (DVD)
Recorded	27 May 1994
Venue	London Astoria (London)
Genre	Alternative rock
Length	66:53
Label	Parlophone PMI
Director	Brett Turnbull
Producer	Sarah Bayliss
Radiohead chronology
Live at the Astoria (1995) 7 Television Commercials (1998)

Live at the Astoria is a live concert video by the English rock group Radiohead, taken from their performance at the London Astoria on 27 May 1994. It features performances of songs from their first two albums, Pablo Honey (1993) and The Bends (1995).^[1] It was released on VHS in 1995, with DVD and streaming releases in later years.

Release

Live at the Astoria was released on VHS on 13 March 1995, the same day as Radiohead's second album, The Bends.^[2] A DVD release followed in 2005.^[2] On 28 May 2020, Radiohead added Live as the Astoria to YouTube.^[2][1][3] The performance of "My Iron Lung" was used for The Bends, with Thom Yorke's vocals replaced and the audience removed.^[4]

Track list

1. "You" (3:48)
2. "Bones" (3:08)
3. "Ripcord" (3:17)
4. "Black Star" (3:44)
5. "Creep" (4:10)
6. "The Bends" (3:56)
7. "My Iron Lung" (5:06)
8. "Prove Yourself" (2:24)
9. "Maquiladora" (3:16)
10. "Vegetable" (3:14)
11. "Fake Plastic Trees" (4:29)
12. "Just" (3:43)
13. "Stop Whispering" (5:16)
14. "Anyone Can Play Guitar" (4:16)
15. "Street Spirit (Fade Out)" (4:24)
16. "Pop Is Dead" (2:22)
17. "Blow Out" (6:14)

Personnel

All songs written by Radiohead and published by Warner Chappell Music Ltd.

• Thom Yorke — vocals, guitar
• Jonny Greenwood — guitar
• Colin Greenwood — bass guitar
• Ed O'Brien — guitar, backing vocals
• Philip Selway — drums
• Dianne Swann — keys on "Street Spirit (Fade Out)"
• Jim Warren — mixing
• Brett Turnbull — director
• Sarah Bayliss — producer
• Stanley Donwood and the White Chocolate Farm — artwork^[5]

References

1. Graves, Wren (28 May 2020). "Radiohead streaming 1994 show Live at the Astoria on YouTube: Watch". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
2. Skinner, Tom (27 May 2020). "Radiohead to stream classic 'Live At The Astoria' show in full". NME. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
3. Shafer, Ellise (8 April 2020). "Radiohead to Stream Weekly Archived Live Shows During Quarantine". Variety. Retrieved 14 April 2024.
4. Garcia, Sandra (July 1995). "Decompression". B-Side (51).
5. "Radiohead - Live At The Astoria". artistdirect.com. Archived from the original on 10 June 2008. Retrieved 30 April 2009.

External links

• Live at the Astoria on YouTube